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Bitcoin口L010002110011010301010101020010011010100100111010100112101010101001001110100110101010010门110100_011010010101010  \n10010110010010101001110101001011010001101000    00101010010001  \n010       010110100011031011010010110100010100011010311001  U0111010010111101010   001110011001110011010101010101010101001030101010010010101002001110101007010011010101007310101010020011101010C011101010001001010101011010101010010101010501西501011101101011101101010100100101100501010101U1010101000010010110Kevin Kurtz  \n# NO LONGER PROPERTY OFSEATTLE PURLIC LIBRARY\n\nRECEIVED  \nJAN062020  \nhttps://archive.org/details/cuttingedgeblock0000kurt  \n# Cutting--dge STEM\n\nCutting-Edge  \nKevin Kurtz  \nCopyright o 2020 by Lerner Publishing Group.Inc  \nll rights reserved.International copyright secured.No part of this book may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means-in an acknowledged review.  \nLerner Publications Company  \nAn imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.Inc.Minneapolis,MN55401USA  \nFor reading levels and more information,look up this titleat www.lernerbooks.com.  \nMain body text set in Adrianna Regular 14/20.Typeface provided by Chank  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames:Kurtz,Kevin,author.  \nTitle:Cutting-edge blockchain and bitcoin/Kevin Kurtz.  \nDescription:Minneapolis.MN:Lerner Publishing Group.Inc.[2020]I Series:Searchlight  \nbooks.Cutting-edge stem I includes bibliographical references and index.I Audience:  \nIdentifiers:LCCN 2019011151 (print)ILCCN 2019016646(ebook)I ISBN9781541583429  \nleb pdf)I ISBN9781541576803(Ib:alk.paper)I ISBN 9781541583429lebook)  \nSubjects:LCSH:Bitcoin-Juvenie literature.IElectronic funds transfers IDigital  \nClasification:LCC HG1710 (ebook)ILCCHG1710 K8752019 (print)IDDC 332.4—dc23  \nLC record available at https://lcn.loc.gov/201901151  \nManufactured in the United States of America1-46662-47658-8/16/2019  \nChapter 1  \nWHAT IS BITCOIN?...4  \nChapter 2  \nWHAT IS BLOCKCHATN?...14  \nChapter 3  \nBITCOIN TAKES OFF...18  \nChapter 4  \nWHAT'S NEXT FOR BITCOIN AND BLOCKCHAIN?...22  \nGlossary·30  \nLearn More about Blockchain and Bitcoin·31Index·32  \nWHAT IS BITCOIN?  \nKama has money in her smartphone.She can use it tobuy things online,from sneakers to a brand-new car.But Kama can never touch this money.It exists only ascomputer code.  \nOne day,Kama's digital money might be worth $4,000.Another day it might rise to $5,000 or drop down to  \n$3,000.Its value changes all the time.  \nThis digital money is bitcoin.People use it around theworld.Bitcoin has even made some people rich.  \nDigital Money  \nA bitcoin is not actually a coin.A computer programcreates bitcoins.They are information stored on people'sdigital devices.","cbCaihFdKdHMQbSi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihFdKdHMQbSi","pdf",3177714,"English","# Chapter 1 What is Bitcoin?\n## Digital Money","[{\"question\":\"What is bitcoin, and is it a physical coin?\",\"answer\":\"Bitcoin 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